BARKAGAON
Assembly seat no. 266 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
RAMENDRA KUMAR
CPI
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
CPI
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1980
14,820
24.35% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INC(I)KAILASH PATI SINGH
- Votes
- 9,116
- Vote share
- 14.98%
- Behind by
- 14,820
Electors
1,36,506
Total votes polled
60,863
Valid votes
60,863
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.6%
Full result, 1980
17 candidates · 60,863 valid votes
RAMENDRA KUMARCPIwon
23,936
39.3%
KAILASH PATI SINGHINC(I)
9,116
15.0%
BASANTI DEVIJNPSC
7,921
13.0%
MAHANDRA PRATAP SINGHINC(U)
6,749
11.1%
NIRMAL SINGHBJP
4,545
7.5%
MD. NAYEEMJNPSR
2,952
4.8%
JAGARNATH RAMIND
1,044
1.7%
SATYANDRA SINGHIND
912
1.5%
GULAM MUSTAFAIND
736
1.2%
SULTANJMM
675
1.1%
YUGAL KISHORE RAMIND
585
1.0%
MIAN JAN MIANJKD
516
0.8%
Showing the top 12 of 17. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | LOKNATH MAHTO | BJP | 40,921 | 35.91% | PURAN RAM SHAHU | 10,579 |
| 1995 | LOK NATH MAHTO | BJP | 52,316 | 38.51% | RAMENDRA KUMAR | 17,136 |
| 1990 | RAMENDRA KUMAR | CPI | 27,675 | 28.71% | RAKESH PRASAD | 3,795 |
| 1985 | RAMENDRA KUMAR | CPI | 31,481 | 42.00% | RAM KUMAR OJHA | 5,436 |
| 1980 | RAMENDRA KUMAR | CPI | 23,936 | 39.33% | KAILASH PATI SINGH | 14,820 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
